Spectacular Fall 1988 John Anthony Bias Cut Taupe Silk Chiffon Wrap Dress w Hand Made Lace Detailing designer-suzy-perette In either case pieces bearing

In either case pieces bearing this label are considered to be Haute Couture

Inside the dress is finished to demi-couture standards and by hand

The dress is in a design that she still uses in variations in current collections but I feel these older

Draped panels down one side

By the seventies and eighties he was experimenting with volume and proportions and new fabrics that at the time were all cutting edge

Spectacular Fall 1988 John Anthony Bias Cut Taupe Silk Chiffon Wrap Dress w Hand Made Lace Detailing designer-suzy-perette In either case pieces bearingJohn Anthony's business was all done on a made to order basis. That means that each piece is the only one that exists or in the very occasional circumstance that there are similar pieces only a very limited amount of pieces were made. And to make things even a little more special. the pieces I have in the shop come directly from John's archive. He is one of the great American couturiers and he was known for his sharp tailoring and striking evening